Three days with Mandy being gone, or perhaps more painfully, three nights with my little sister missing from the house, did indeed seem long. An eternity of wondering what might happen next between us - and of just wanting her. Her smile, her long slender legs, the touch of her fingers. Man, I would have welcomed the worst teasing ever from her, just to have the sound of her voice.
But she had been right, I was busy.
For a start, there was the fence in the backyard. If I was going to have time on my hands, I was at least gonna get that right for Mom. I ended up pulling up every post, unsatisfied as to how they had been placed. I got the technique of digging and re-pounding them down to a science, so by the third day was feeling both efficient and pretty pleased in surveying the resulting solid straight line.
And as Mandy had reminded me, I did indeed have my date with Alison, walking around River Park. After some reflection, I ended up texting her and rescheduling it for a little later in the day, and was glad I had. It was cooler and more pleasant to walk in the evening. And I ended up having a really nice time, even though I know that word 'nice' often means the death knell for dating. Somehow the pressure was off. Sure we made out in the car before I drove her home, but we also walked and talked a lot. I let myself admit that she probably wasn't the right long-term fit for me, not someone who I would want to grow up and then grow old with. And that no longer seemed to matter so much. She was smart and respectful and I enjoyed her company, and felt good about who I was when I was with her. We agreed to see each other in about a week, planning a bike ride.
But it wasn't Alison I was thinking of at night.
My sister texted me a few times. I'm guessing she didn't have a lot of solo time, and infact was probably run ragged by trying to catch up with learning and playing pieces for which she had minimal practice time. I realized how good she must have become, that they trusted her in being able to pinch hit for the team in this way. But she did manage to find some moments to connect.
Hey Bro. Thinking of you. It's really awesome here. Well, actually the food sucks and it's hard to sleep at night. But it's all music all the time. Miss you. M.
They have a running track. Outside the practice room. Thinking of you. Gotta go.
J. The others have gone to sleep. I wish I was with you. I wish I was in your bed. M
This last one stabbed me right through with desire. I must have read it a dozen times. Finally I texted back
Always yours, M. Always. J
I lay in bed a lot that night and thought about the promise I had forced her to make. Or rather, she had twisted it around into that. I had tried to lay down a boundary, a line we shouldn't cross. And she had turned it around into promising that she wouldn't be the one to ask me to go there - to go all the way to actual intercourse with her. I knew that Mandy could seem playful, even silly at times. But I also knew that when she really made a promise she meant it.
Which left me with a kind of buyer's remorse. I tried to convince myself that I was glad she did. To be honest, I no longer knew what I would say in response if she did ask. Or rather, what I would do in response. Rather than softening with each passing night, my fantasies of my little sister were getting more and more intense. They started with memories, and then went further. Way further. They pressed right up against that boundary, almost to breaking point.
I found no way to get relief. To my dismay, I raided the laundry basket on the second evening and found it empty of my sister's underwear. Apparently, she had already been away too long. I dug all the way to the bottom, palms sweaty with shame and desire, before coming back up to the surface. Laying there were a pair of Mom's lacy panties, cobalt blue, a size larger than Sis's. I couldn't stop myself. I picked them up and fingered them. I groaned. They weren't just used. The fabric at her crotch was still wet - tangibly wet. How could they be this fresh? Compulsively, I lifted Mom's panties to my nose and sniffed in the intoxicating moistness of her cunt. More pungent and somehow earthy than my sister's. It felt both wrong and slutty, but I was instantly rigid with need. I stroked myself off in Mom's panties right there in the bathroom, compulsive with desire, and then guiltily hid them back in the hamper. But somehow the act did nothing to ease my ache.
The next morning Mom checked in with me at breakfast. It was just us because Dad was gone on a sales conference for several days. She seemed concerned about me - maybe because I was putting in so much time on fixing her fence.
"No, I'm fine Mom, thanks. Actually the fence is kind of good - takes my mind off things."
She looked at me quizzically but I was glad when she didn't ask me to elaborate. Instead she changed the subject.
"Mandy said you got her a nice gift at the mall. That was sweet."
I mumbled something in response, wondering what on earth Mom would think if she knew the intimate nature of the gift I had bought for her daughter.
"Anyway, I'd better get on that yard chore before it gets any hotter."
Mom came around the side of the counter to give me a kiss on the cheek as I was taking my bowl over to the sink.
"John, do you have any idea how much we appreciate you?"
I didn't answer. I was too distracted by the scent of her body in the open-fronted satin nightie that she was wearing, loosely tied with a bow that hung down on one side of her hips. As she reached up to touch her lips to my cheek, Mom's full breasts were swelling through the slick material against me. I was overwhelmingly aware that underneath the familiar scent of Mom was also a pungent and earthy aroma that I could no longer separate in my mind from the how the loose folds of her nightie opened to reveal a spread of cream-colored thighs.
Two hours later I was finished. Sweaty and stained, I surveyed the result before cleaning up the ground and tools. I was pretty darn pleased. Well, if I didn't make it as a college educated Engineer, I thought ruefully, maybe self-employed construction worker wasn't so bad. Probably make decent money.
I headed inside to shower. Maybe afterwards I'll surprise Mom, I thought, having not told her in advance that I was likely to finish today since I wanted to be sure I was satisfied with the job. I opened the door quietly, thinking to slip upstairs and change before announcing her new fence.
I heard Mom's voice from the kitchen. I guessed she was on the phone. I should have just walked in and announced myself but for some reason I hovered there, ears perked up. I knew it was impolite to be so nosey, but there was a lot I was beginning to wonder about.
"Uh huh. Yeah. Well, I didn't exactly say I'm having second thoughts..."
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"No, you're right. I'm not worried about her."
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"Exactly!"
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